December 12, 2005 :: Upping the ante

I bought a drill yesterday.

Some of you already know what a chore this has been for me. Lowe's had a Black & Decker 24 volt model on sale the day after Thanksgiving ($89.99 marked down to $39.99, a steal), but ONLY the day after Thanksgiving. I, of course, did not know that, and when I went into the store on that Saturday, they laughed and said I was short. Of course, they had plenty in stock and asked me if I still wanted to buy it at the regular price. Hell no!

I tried to borrow a drill. I have a few projects that need drilling, that have been piling up. No, I'm not trying to drill the shower tile mentioned below. I'd asked around... my brother has one, but he swears it is underpowered and has managed to make himself scarce by going out of town every weekend. I asked a couple more friends, to no avail.

Lowe's has seen a lot of me lately, and they must be grateful or something because they sent me a $10 off a $50 purchase coupon in the mail that was due to expire yesterday. I figured, what the hell, I'll go buy the drill with some money I got for my birthday, and I won't feel so bad about being ripped off because it isn't my hard earned paycheck.

So when I get to the store, I check the circulars piled up front for deals. No dice. Then I wander around the tool section for a while, gawking at things I don't need and have no place for. Finally settled on a Black & Decker Firestorm 18 volt high speed number for $79.99. Not too bad. Then I had to find a bit set... $24.99. That was (along with a few other odds & ends I needed) a bit more than I received for my birthday, but I was prepared to do it.

On my way out, I saw a display of piled up drills, sandwiched between two other displays, and far away from the other drills. Black & Decker 24 volt, closeout sale, $46.99. Well, whaddya know. I dropped the Firestorm and picked up my new drill. Not quite as fast, but who cares... it was $33 cheaper. I was happy. The purchase total came within a dollar of the amount of cash I got for my birthday, so clearly the gods meant for this to happen.

Now I'm really prepared to tackle all these "handy" projects around the house... got all the tools and parts I need. It is time to put up or shut up. Now all I need is a week off to do everything.

And that $10 off coupon? It's still in my pocket. I forgot all about it. Did I mention I hate coupons? I hate coupons.

posted by Rainmayun at 11:14 AM -